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עֵצָה H6098

H6098 is the Hebrew word עֵצָה, transliterated ʻêtsâh and said ay-tsaw'. The King James Version most often renders it counsel.

Word: עֵצָהTransliteration: ʻêtsâhSaid: ay-tsaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 78 verses

What it means

advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.

Where it comes from

from H3289 (יָעַץ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 73 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

counsel 59×purpose 2×according to the counsel 2×nor counsel 2×pray thee turn the counsel 1×than the counsel 1×pray thee give thee counsel 1×after the counsel 1×advisement 1×after the advice 1×also after their counsel 1×own counsel 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

Verses using עֵצָה

The first 40 of 78 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 32:28 · KJV

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

2 Samuel 15:31 · KJV

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

2 Samuel 15:34 · KJV

But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 16:20 · KJV

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

2 Samuel 16:23 · KJV

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:7 · KJV

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

2 Samuel 17:14 · KJV

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23 · KJV

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

1 Kings 1:12 · KJV

Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

1 Kings 12:8 · KJV

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

1 Kings 12:13 · KJV

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

1 Kings 12:14 · KJV

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Kings 18:20 · KJV

Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

1 Chronicles 12:19 · KJV

And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

2 Chronicles 10:8 · KJV

But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

2 Chronicles 10:13 · KJV

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

2 Chronicles 10:14 · KJV

And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 22:5 · KJV

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.

2 Chronicles 25:16 · KJV

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

Ezra 4:5 · KJV

And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Ezra 10:3 · KJV

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Ezra 10:8 · KJV

And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

Nehemiah 4:15 · KJV

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Job 5:13 · KJV

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 10:3 · KJV

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Job 12:13 · KJV

With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 18:7 · KJV

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Job 21:16 · KJV

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 22:18 · KJV

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 38:2 · KJV

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Job 42:3 · KJV

Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Psalm 1:1 · KJV

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 13:2 · KJV

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Psalm 14:6 · KJV

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

Psalm 33:10 · KJV

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

Psalm 33:11 · KJV

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Psalm 73:24 · KJV

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Psalm 106:43 · KJV

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Psalm 107:11 · KJV

Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

Proverbs 1:25 · KJV

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

Common questions

What does Strong's H6098 mean?

H6098 is the Hebrew word עֵצָה (ʻêtsâh), meaning advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.

How is H6098 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it counsel (59 times), purpose (2 times), according to the counsel (2 times), nor counsel (2 times), pray thee turn the counsel (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6098 appear in the Bible?

עֵצָה (ʻêtsâh) is tagged in 78 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6098 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3289 (יָעַץ).

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